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of a similar kind be recorded. Every locality has a flora, 

 fauna, climate, etc., more or less distinctly its own ; and 

 the more common trees, shrubs, plants, crops, etc., are 

 those which will be most valuable from a local point of 

 view in comparing the characters of a series of 

 seasons. 



Teachers will find it one of the most convenient means 

 for the stimulation of pupils in observing all natural 

 phenomena when going to and from the school, and some 

 pupils radiate as far as two miles from the schoolroom. 

 The " nature-study " under these conditions would thus 

 be mainly undertaken at the most convenient time, with- 

 out encroaching on school time ; while on the other hand 

 it will tend to break up the monotony of school travel, 

 fill an idle and wearisome hour with interest, and be one 

 of the most valuable forms of educational discipHne. 

 The eyes of a whole school daily passing over a whole 

 school section will let very little escape notice, especially 

 if the fijst observer of each annually recurring phenomenon 

 receives credit as the first observer of it for the year. The 

 observations will be accurate, as the facts must be demon- 

 strated by the most undoubted evidence, such as the bring- 

 ing of the specimens to the school when possible or 

 necessary. 



To all observers the following most important, most 

 essential principles of recording are emphasised : Better 

 no date, no kecord, than a wrong one or a doubtful 

 one. Sports out of season due to very local conditions 

 not common to at least a small field, should not be recorded 

 except parenthetically. The date to be recorded for the 



